what can i do about my knee???

[easton]

hi people, i have a question!!
OK- training 5 months ago, my instructor gave me a hard low kick to the back side of my leg (just above my knee) lol it got nice and fat and couldn't bend for a wile, now all is right again and training is normal, i have this HARD small lump on the tendon behind my knee,(it doesn't get bigger or smaller) i can tell if i get a kick there it would be bad, its fine at training with me doing kicks but its tender if i poke it with my finger,
im fighting this weekend so hmmmmm well see how it is,
can anyone tell me what i should put on my "hard lump" or what it could be??? lol the family Doc hates me cause of Muay Thai and says the only way to get better is to stop for good.....lol what do Docs know anyway :wink2:
thanks
Easton Nicholas

[nosh276]

Go to an orthopeodic doctor. Follow his/her instructions. Stay out for as long as needed.

[BGalehouse]

Perhaps even better than a general orthopedist is a sports medicine specialist. Is there a university nearby? Find out where their athletes go. Or try calling area dance companies and professional athletic teams. They are used to the sorts of priorities that you likely have, and will likely give you the straight dope about the risks of continuing to practice.

[kmtsd]

I have a tendency to hurt myself as well and love fighting -but I'm also a family doc... I can't imagine what you may be describing as"hard lump on the tendon behind the knee"...
it could be left over swelling from a severe knee injury
or the calcification of a muscle/tendon tear (these may take years to reabsorb)

...generally, as far as knees go- if its not buckling, locking, or giving way then its OK to continue whatever you're doing

...the way you describe the injury makes me worry about a serious ligament tear called the "ACL"... But if you tore your ACL you shouldn't be able to walk on the knee...

Do you feel like your knee may give out on you if you move a certain way? when you "poke it with your finger" does it feel like it may give out?

***ANYHOW...a quick knee exam by any doctor should be able to inform you if your knee is unstable and unsafe to fight... an MRI will tell you if you have a less serious, although uncomfortable problem like a cartilage tear or calcium deposit...these may hurt and swell, but its up to you whether its a big enough problem to get it fixed(surgery)

Good luck

[easton]

ok thanks all for the info, looks like its back to the doc:S

[nosh276]

...the way you describe the injury makes me worry about a serious ligament tear called the "ACL"... But if you tore your ACL you shouldn't be able to walk on the knee...



In the past 6 weeks I've torn my ACL 3 times--little tears every time. After the first time I couldn't walk on that leg--without the use of a crutch--for the remainder of that day and 1 day following. Over the course of the next 3 days I was able to walk nearly as well as before, then I hurt it again. Within a few hours of the second injury, I could walk again. It was the same with the third time. I didn't even know I had a torn ACL until after the 2nd time. I had even continued my normal workout routine--minus some exercises that are particularly straining on the knee. So, yes, you can walk, run, jump--do almost everything normally, on a torn ACL.

[kmtsd]

Hello Brandon,

I guess I need to clarify... if you tore the ACL completely you should not be able to walk... although there are a few people particulary one famous footbal player(I don't remeber his name of course) who can still play with a completely torn ACL-but this is a rare exception.

If you partially tear your ACL, then you are lucky...the knee may be a little unstable, but as long as the ACL is still intact you should be able to "return to play" with caution... the last thing you need is to go back too early and tear the darn thing completely...

I am guessing that you mean that you partially tore your ACL...otherwise there would not have been an ACL left to tear a second and third time... as long as it is still intact it can repair itself, but if it is completely torn that it can not reattach itself without surgery.